How to Use Normal View in PowerPoint 2003

Use Normal view in PowerPoint 2003 to create and edit your slide shows. Normal view lets you change the text, reorder the slides and add templates and artwork to your presentation. To make it work for you, follow these guidelines.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2003

1. Open PowerPoint 2003. Pull down the "View" menu and click on "Normal." Your slide show project will appear in Normal view.
2. Notice the "Outline" tab and a "Slides" tab on the left side of the PowerPoint window. The "Outline" tab displays the text on each slide, while the "Slides" tab offers a thumbnail version of each slide.
3. Study the enlarged versions of your slides on the "Slides" pane. You can edit your slides here or in the "Outline" view. Next to the "Slides" pane, you'll find a pane containing different slide layouts. Use this to choose the layout for your slide.
4. Find the "Notes" pane underneath the "Slides" pane. Here you can make notes to refer to during your presentation. You can also publish these notes as part of a Web page.
5. Add slides by clicking on the "New Slides" icon in the toolbar. You can also add a new slide by selecting an existing slide in the "Outline" view and clicking on "Enter." The new slide will immediately appear after the existing one.
6. Use "Slide Design" from the toolbar to access templates, color schemes and even animations that you can add to the slides in your presentation.
7. Save your work.

Tips & Warnings

• You can change the order of the slides in the presentation from the "Outline" or "Slides" view.
• Hit 'F5' to view the slide show as it will appear to your audience.

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